SERVICES AVAILABLE AT RICHFORD GATE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

Richford Gate Primary Care Centre hosts the practice together with services provided by Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust (PCT). It enables the surgery  to work in collaboration with the Trust to provide the following:

Child Psychology
A member of staff from the Riverside Community Mental Health Team is based at Richford Gate offering child psychology services to patients registered at the practice and the wider community

Foot Health
Foot health services are provided by the PCT. The Chiropodists take part in the practice Diabetic Clinic and offer a number of sessions to patients registered at the practice.

Physiotherapy
The Community Physiotherapy Team from Hammersmith Hospital hold a number of sessions at Richford Gate for patients registered with the practice. They have a fully equipped physiotherapy room and discussions are currently taking place to expand this service.

Dietetics
Part of the PCT Dieticians Team is based at Richford Gate. The Dietician attends the practice fortnightly Diabetic Clinic as well as holding a number of her own sessions in the building.

District Nursing
The practices' District Nurses Team is based in the building. There are two senior grade nurses who co-ordinate the work of the rest of the team which includes a District Nurse student and Home Care Team.

Health Visiting
The practice health visiting caseload is distributed amongst its two Health Visitors who are supported by a Health Visitor Assistant. One of the Health Visitors has completed her training as a Nurse Practitioner and the practice uses her skills to support the services offered to children under the age of five.

Haemoglobinopathy
The Haemaglobinopathy Team at Richford Gate offer services to patients with various blood disorders, but particular sickle cell. They hold a number of counselling and screening services in the building and the practice hosts the Sickle Cell Support Group.

Counselling
One of the Practice Nurses is trained as a Counsellor and is available to patients for short-term interventions.
Further counselling support is given via the PCT and we have the benefit of an site adult psychologist .

Pharmacy
Patients who attend the surgery have the benefit of an on-site dispensing pharmacy, which is open during surgery times.

Complementary Health Clinic
The practice has always had an interest in complementary medicine and is pleased to provide accommodation for the Mellenium Complementary Health Clinic at Richford Gate. The clinic currently offers Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Massage, and psychotherapy.

 


 
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